CHART News

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4/17/2015 6:09 AM

UNO-CHART is an applied social science hazards research center at The University of New Orleans that collaborates with Louisiana communities including the City of New Orleans and its surrounding parishes. This blog details CHART's activities.

CHART Director Monica Farris and Graduate Research Assistant Tara Lambeth presented on Community Mitigation Tools at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Hazard Mitigation Workshop, held at The University of New Orleans.

Research Assistant Tara Lambeth presented on Community Mitigation Tools at the Governor’s Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness Hazard Mitigation Workshop, held at The University of Louisiana at Lafayette.

UNO-CHART held a Train the Trainer workshop at The University of New Orleans for the Continuity Planning for Community Organizations Project. Attendees learned how to train others in their organization how to be more resilient and how to make a continuity plan.

Save the date for the upcoming Executive Program in Resilience and Risk Management. The 3-hour event is set for May 9, 2014 in Alexandria, LA. We are pleased to announce our two guest speakers, Erin Capps who'll discuss the legal aspects of community liability and David Mallory who will share how his community weathered the recent Colorado flooding. All local/state elected and appointed officials, disaster-related personnel, and business leaders are encouraged to attend. Read More>>

Research Associate Maggie Olivier will be co-presenting on "A 21st Century Challenge, 'Risk Literacy:' A Model for Facilitating Awareness and Understanding with Adults" at the 2014 Commission on Adult Basic Education (COABE) Conference in Pittsburgh, PA during March 16-19, 2014. Read More>>

Gear up for the 2014 State of the Coast Conference set for March 18-20, 2014 in downtown New Orleans. UNO-CHART Director Monica Farris will be presenting on "Addressing Concerns of BW-12 Through the Community Rating System (CRS)" and Faculty Associate Pam Jenkins will discuss "Building Resilience Community by Community." Read More>>